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A 75-year-old female patient approached Dr Sreekanth with defective vision in both eyes for 2 years and occasional redness of the eyes. She had been taking Category 1 Anti Tubercular Treatment with topical steroids and cycloplegic drugs - Ethambutol since November 2019. It was in February 2020 that the blurring of vision started. In August 2020, the symptoms worsened and there were floaters in the eye. The Biomedical diagnosis was Ethambutol-induced toxicity, and the ATTs were stopped immediately, and she was put on vitamin supplements. But even in further follow-ups, there were no improvements in the vision. So she opted for Ayurveda. Dr Sreekanth diagnosed this condition as Drishti gata rogam. The line of treatment followed was pacifying the tridoshas, and improving the agni, do ama pacana and sroto shodhana, by administering balya and brmhmana dravya. After 3 weeks of ayurveda treatment, visual acuity improved in both eyes and the floaters in the right eye reduced significantly. The patient is advised regular follow-ups.